Engineering Assistant / Interpreter Japanese-English

Job Description

Job Description

Engineering Assistant / I nterpreter

Rockmart, GA

General :

This position is responsible for supporting cross-functional teams by ensuring effective communication between international and local stakeholders, maintaining accurate documentation, and assisting with administrative and technical tasks throughout the project lifecycle. This position will play a key role in bridging communication between Japanese, German, and American teams, supporting the engineering, purchasing, and quality departments in launching new products for OEM customers.

Role & Responsibilities :

• Act as a real-time interpreter (English-Japanese) during virtual meetings and on-site visits with customers and internal teams.
• Translate technical and administrative documents between English and Japanese.
• Take detailed meeting notes and share it to relevant stakeholders.
• Maintain project documentation and control files throughout all project phases.
• Create and manage spreadsheets for tracking project milestones, open items, and timelines.
• Issue and track Purchase Orders (POs) and follow up with suppliers to ensure timely delivery.
• Assist in the creation Work Instructions related to Stamping, Welding and Engineering activities.
• Setup BOMs (Bill of Materials) on PLEX in collaboration with engineering and production planning teams.
• Support Process Engineers in gathering and reporting OEE
• Conduct preliminary supplier research and assist in obtaining quotations for materials, tooling, and services.
• Monitoring new models project expenses, ensuring accurate tracking and reporting of all launch-related costs
• Assist Engineering and Quality teams during internal and customer audits related to new projects.
• Support preparation and follow-up of customer APQP (Advanced Product Quality Planning) documentation.
• Collaborate with the Quality department to maintain compliance with IATF 16949 requirements, including support in audits, documentation, and implementation of related procedures.
• Maintain effective communication with internal departments (Engineering, Quality, Purchasing, Production & MSPC) to ensure smooth project execution.
• Other duties as assigned to support Engineering and new model launches.

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